Two Injured In Niles Head-On Crash

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The Berrien County Sheriffs Department is still investigating after two people were injured in a head-on collision in Niles Township Saturday night. The crash occurred at about 9:40 pm on M-51 near Pucker Street. 37 year old Chelsea LaPorte, of Schoolcraft, had been northbound on M-51 when a southbound vehicle, driven by 43 year old Scott Park, of Niles, crossed the centerline and struck LaPorte’s vehicle. Both suffered heavy damage, and responders had to use extrication equipment to get the drivers out. They were taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in South Bend with serious, but non-life threatening, injuries. The crash remains under investigation, but police believe alcohol and speed were likely factors.